Apparatus for cleaning horses and other animals



Oct. l5, 1935. F. wALTl-:Rs

APPARATUS FOR CLEANING HORSES AND OTHER ANIMALS Filed Deo. 22, 1934Jvvvenm FRDRICK WALTRS,

Patented Oct. 15, 1935 APPARATUS FOR CLEANING HORSES A ND ANIMALS OTHERFrederick Walters, Parkstone, near Bournemouth, England ApplicationDecember 22, 1934, Serial No. 758,772

In Great Britain 3 Claims.

This invention relates to apparatus for cleaning horses and otheranimals.

The object of this invention is to provide improved apparatus forcleaning such animals.

Apparatus made in accordance with this invention comprises a stock and apad of spongy rubber or other suitable material detachable from thestock, the active surface of which is provided with rubber projectionspreferably arranged in circular concentric series, and of varioushardness, there being one or more holes in the pad and stock leading toan air passage adapted to be connected to an exhaust pump by a flexiblepipe or other suitable conduit.

The accompanying drawing illustrates various forms of device made inaccordance with this invention.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one form of the stock with one form ofpad xed to it.

Fig. 2 is an inverted plan showing the pad.

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of the device shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an inverted plan of the stock.

Fig. 5 is an inverted plan of the plate.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the pad.

Fig. 7 is a sectional elevation of the pad.

Fig. 8 is a sectional elevation of a modified form of stock with amodified form of pad secured to it, and

Fig. 9 is a sectional elevation of a still further modified form ofstock with a further modiiied form of pad secured to it.

In Figs. 1 to '7 of the drawing an aluminium body or stock a of circularor other suitable shape e. g. oval in plan is provided with an air ductb having air outlet c in the side of the stock and air inlet d axiallywith regard thereto. The stock a is recessed at e on its top-side and atf on its bottom side. The recessed top side thus forms a recessed handleor hand-grip portion. The recess f forms an annular hollow round theduct inlet d. The duct outlet c is adapted to receive the connection ofan exhaust pump. Three xing screws g and the lock-nut h are disposed ataround the recess j. An annular rubber pad i is provided with staggeredrubber projections i formed with a base 7c of such a size as will fit insaid recess f. This pad i is suitably xed to an annular steel plate m inwhich are the key-hole slots n whereby the plate m may be secured in therecess f of the stock by means of screws g and nuts h.

A hand strap o is provided for the stock a.

In use the rubber pad i is attached to the stock a by passing thekey-hole slots n over the screws September 23, 1933 (Cl. 11B-84) g andgiving the necessary turn, the screws g having been rst of all tightenedin position by the lock-nuts h. The connection of an exhaust pump (notshown) is then inserted into the air outlet end c of the air duct, andthe pad passed 5 over the body of a horse or other animal, the dustbeing removed by the operation of the exhaust pump.

In the modied form of apparatus made in accordance with this inventionas illustrated in Fig. ,10 8 the stock p is circular or oval incross-section and is provided with a central hole q which istrumpet-mouthed in shape and which passes through the centre of a hole rin pad s formed of sponge rubber. 'Ihe pad s of cleaning material isadapted to be clamped at t to the. stock by a meal band u which engagesan upturned annular ilange extending from a plate u to the bottom faceof which the pad s is secured, so that it may be easily removed andrenewed when desired. The pad s is secured at the centre by a perforateddiaphragm v engaging a flange on pad s surrounding the hole r, thediaphragm being secured by a screw w or other means to the l stock.

With apparatus made in accordance with this invention the dust cannotfly about the stable, thus removing an annoyance which causes muchirritation to many horses. so

The modiiication shown in Fig. 9 is generally similar to the form shownin Fig. 1 except that the projections a: on the pad y are provided withpassages z therethrough which, as shown, pass through the body of thepad y land the plate m back of the pad and communicate with a spacebetween the latter and the stock p, said space being in freecommunication with the exhaust passage c. The projections :z: may be ofdifferent degrees of hardnessl relative to one another.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent isz- 1. An apparatusfor cleaning horses and other animals, comprising a stock provided witha conduit adapted to be connected to an exhaust apparatus and having acentral downwardly extend' ing nipple and an outer peripheral downwardlyextending rim providing a recess between said nipple and rim, anorificed pad of rubber having ai plurality of integral projections onits outer face and a plate attached to its inner face provided withkey-hole slots, said plate located in said recess, and a plurality ofmembers in said recess arranged to enter said slots for detachablylocking said pad to the stock.

2. Apparatus for cleaning horses and other animals comprising a stockprovided with a conduit adapted to be connected with exhaust apparatusand having a peripheral downwardly extending ange forming a recess, asoft rubber pad provided on its outer face with a plurality of integralprojections and having a plate attached toits inner face with spaced`lokingsnlots therein, and a. series of co-operatingA locking members insaid space entering said slots, said plate and a portion of said padbeing retained im said recess when the parts aregassernbledxandsaid, padand plate having an opening therethrough-)h3 connected with the exhaust.

3. Apparatus for cleaning horses and other animals comprising a stockhaving therein a conduit adapted to be connected With exhaust apparatusand having a peripheral, rigid flange forming a recess in said stock, a.pad of rubber having a plurality of integral projections on its outerface and a plate attached to its inner face, oriees in said-fk pwectionsandi` pla-te and locking means between* said; plate and stockfordetachably connecting said pad to the stock within said recess, theplate being spaced from the stock and the o riiicesz ini sai@projections communicating wthzsaid, Space.

FREDERICK WALTERS.

